Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary
- Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary
The Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary is a convert|26000|acre|km2|sing=on refuge owned by the National Audubon Society in Perry, Louisiana. Established in 1924, this Louisiana sanctuary is home to deer, muskrat, otter, geese and many other species.
In the 1950s, the Society opened the refuge for drilling. The drilling ended in 1999. The drilling yielded $25 million dollars for the NAS. The NAS came under heavy fire after declaring, despite this arrangement, that "A Refuge Is No Place for Oil Rigs!" in response to a proposal to drill in ANWR. The NAS claims the drilling was out of their control because how the mineral rights were organized at the time of the donation of the land. [ [http://prb.datalane.net/sanctuary.htm The Paul J. Rainey Sanctuary ] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.audubon.org/states/centers_sanctuaries.php?state=LA Louisiana Chapter of National Audubon Society list of centers and sanctuaries]
* [http://www.perc.org/perc.php?id=167 PC Oil Drilling in a Wildlife Refuge, by Pamela S. Snyder and Jane S. Shaw]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~mstippah/Raineyestate.html Paul J. Rainey Estate -Tippah Lodge]
* [http://www.msaudubon.org/katrina/ Report on the sanctuary after Hurricane Katrina]
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